Jack of Harts

Jay Lovato commands those Cowboys who wished to return home after Wars End. Bull Fleet we call it now, and it represents those Cowboys who have most fully integrated back into Earth’s affairs. Jay has served as President of his Navajo Nation, and has represented his people in the United States Senate. He is a permanent advisor to the Western Alliance military, which keeps him in a position of influence on Earth. His people follow his example. They lead or influence business, family, and political empires on Earth and other major colony worlds. They are a living reminder of what we did in The War, and what we continue to do after it. And they are a recruiting tool. They live on the most populous worlds of Earthborn humanity, and they garner more volunteers than the rest of us combined. They are one of the greatest reasons our membership continues to grow as the decades go by, and that is all because of Jay Lovato’s calm and measured leadership.

Jack Hart has commanded approximately one third of the Cowboys since War’s End. Hart Fleet we call it, though I have always wondered why the Peloran picked that callsign for him. The hart is such a noble animal. And then there is Jack. He takes pride in his roguish behavior and his pilots most definitely follow in his wake. They flaunt laws they do not like, they practice smuggling and vigilantism, and they glory in a host of other questionable behaviors. Local governments rarely welcome them with open arms when they are reckless enough to arrive openly. Which is why they have so many false identities and ship registrations available to show the local customs officials at a moment’s notice. But God bless them, when the call goes out, they always answer. That is why some systems are always happy to see them arrive.